Date: Oct 03 2007
Topic: Grammar

Lesson

If you 'have something done', you get somebody else to do something for you.

I'm going to have my hair cut.
She's having her house redecorated.
I'm having a copy of the report sent to you

In informal English, we can replace 'have' by 'get'.

We're getting a new telephone system installed.
They will be getting the system repaired as quickly as they can.
I got the bill sent direct to the company.

We can also use 'have/got something done' in situations where something bad has happened to people or their possessions. This is not something they wanted to happen.

John had all his money stolen from his hotel bedroom.
We had our car damaged by a falling tree.
I got my nose broken playing rugby.

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12:05 PM Sep 14 2009 \| Reply
k f bushra India	I got headache.

12:05 PM Sep 14 2009 | Reply

k f bushra

India

I got headache.

12:04 PM Sep 14 2009 \| Reply
k f bushra India	I'm going to have good in english

12:04 PM Sep 14 2009 | Reply

k f bushra

India

I'm going to have good in english

03:37 AM Sep 13 2009 \| Reply
lzoeozl China	I had my hair cut yesterday~

03:37 AM Sep 13 2009 | Reply

lzoeozl

China

I had my hair cut yesterday~

08:21 AM Sep 12 2009 \| Reply
girlgoddess Belarus	make friends)) But it doesn't have anything in common with this rule))

08:21 AM Sep 12 2009 | Reply

girlgoddess

Belarus

make friends))

But it doesn't have anything in common with this rule))

07:21 AM Sep 12 2009 \| Reply
dfmzxhm@163.com China	I am going to make friend with you . correct or not?

07:21 AM Sep 12 2009 | Reply

dfmzxhm@163.com

China

I am going to make friend with you .

correct or not?

09:56 PM Sep 10 2009 \| Reply
girlgoddess Belarus	just don't forget to use tenses: I had my hair cut yesterday. I will have my hair cut tomorrow ., etc.

09:56 PM Sep 10 2009 | Reply

girlgoddess

Belarus

just don't forget to use tenses:

I had my hair cut yesterday.

I will have my hair cut tomorrow ., etc.

08:41 PM Sep 10 2009 \| Reply
esha gul Pakistan	this is nice .

08:41 PM Sep 10 2009 | Reply

esha gul

Pakistan

this is nice .

01:42 PM Aug 30 2009 \| Reply
girlgoddess Belarus	correct)))

01:42 PM Aug 30 2009 | Reply

girlgoddess

Belarus

correct)))

02:12 AM Aug 21 2009 \| Reply
chongchongtre Viet Nam	Thank you for your explanation. I want to ask one more question I'm going to have my hair cut So, Hairdresser cut my hair. Correct or not?

02:12 AM Aug 21 2009 | Reply

chongchongtre

Viet Nam

Thank you for your explanation. I want to ask one more question

I'm going to have my hair cut

So, Hairdresser cut my hair. Correct or not?